Dental Schools in Maryland
1 DDS/DMD dental program in our catalogue for Maryland. Compare DAT score requirements, GPA profiles, in-state preference and AADSAS application strategy.
About Maryland: Pop. ~6.2M; Baltimore metro (~2.9M) and the DC suburbs form the core medical training corridor. Johns Hopkins Hospital and the University of Maryland Medical System are among the nation's top academic health systems.
In-state context: Johns Hopkins School of Medicine is a private school admitting nationally with no in-state preference. University of Maryland School of Medicine and Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health (combined programs) have moderate in-state preference. University of Maryland Dental School similarly favours Maryland residents.
Major health systems: Johns Hopkins Medicine · University of Maryland Medical System · MedStar Health · Adventist HealthCare · Lifebridge Health
DDS vs DMD — what is the difference?
Both DDS (Doctor of Dental Surgery) and DMD (Doctor of Medicine in Dentistry / Doctor of Dental Medicine) are equivalent degrees. The title used depends solely on the university, not on any difference in training, scope of practice, or licensure. All CODA-accredited programs lead to the same dental licence. Applications go through AADSAS (ADEA) for most schools. The DAT (Dental Admission Test) is required by virtually all programs.
1 Dental Program in Maryland
- University of Maryland School of Dentistry (DDS)
Baltimore, MD
The University of Maryland School of Dentistry (UMSOD), founded in 1840, is the oldest dental school in the world and the birthplace of professional dental education. Located at the University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) health sciences campus, UMSOD is part of the University of Maryland Medical System — one of the most comprehensive academic health systems on the US East Coast. The school has a long tradition of innovation in dental education and a strong public health and community dentistry mission.
DDS6.0% acceptanceStrong in-state pref.
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